Last night we spent at Little Hook harbor near the Throgs Point bridge awaiting the tide at Hell Gate in NYC (sounds pleasant right). We had the hardest time getting the delta plow to set and failed 3 times. I guess the bottom here is just too hard. It is the first time the plow had consistently failed to set even with the proper technique. So, the solution was to switch our main rode with 120' of chain over to the Bruce. Yea, it worked on the first try. In the morning had some of the ugliest mud I have ever seen on an anchor... Just one of the NYC welcome things.
Last night (9/27) the clouds cleared long enough to get a good look at the lunar eclipse. Very cool.
Today, we set off at 9:30 timing our approach to Hell Gate to match the slack high tide. My VHF radio was set to the wrong channel set (International), so when the USCG came on and announced a 'Security' call, I heard nothing on channel 22. Dumb mistake. It turns out the WHOLE East River was closed for the big UN meeting in NYC. So, now we had to find a place to hang out AT Hell Gate for 6+ hours. Sheesh.
So, we squeeked under the Harlem walking bridge (55' MHW) and up the Harlem River a mile or so to escape the 5+ knot tidal rip near the Gate. The River should open up later today at 18:30 and we should be on our way to Liberty landing. I had hoped not to do this at night, but looks like UN security trumps mine.. Oh well.
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